Merge pull request #134 from davidphay/add_maxdistance_param

Add maxdistance parameter to chrony
geerlingguy · Dec 16, 2024 · b1ffa0d · b1ffa0d
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ Whether to restart the cron daemon after the timezone has changed.
 
 Enable tinker panic, which is useful when running NTP in a VM.
 
+    ntp_chrony_maxdistance: '3'
+
+Increase the maximum root distance between the host & the ntp source.
+
 ## Dependencies
 
 None.

diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -25,3 +25,5 @@ ntp_restrict:
 ntp_cron_handler_enabled: false
 
 ntp_tinker_panic: false
+
+ntp_chrony_maxdistance: '3'
diff --git a/templates/chrony.conf.j2 b/templates/chrony.conf.j2
@@ -41,3 +41,6 @@ logdir /var/log/chrony
 
 # Select which information is logged.
 #log measurements statistics tracking
+
+# sets the maximum root distance of a source to be acceptable for synchronisation of the clock.
+maxdistance {{ ntp_chrony_maxdistance }}
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Expand Up		@@ -25,3 +25,5 @@ ntp_restrict:
		ntp_cron_handler_enabled: false

		ntp_tinker_panic: false

		ntp_chrony_maxdistance: '3'